Cyclone Nivar , which is expected to turn into a “very severe cyclonic storm”, may make landfall on Wednesday evening between Mamallapuram ...
Cyclone Nivar, which is expected to turn into a “very severe cyclonic storm”, may make landfall on Wednesday evening between Mamallapuram in Tamil Nadu and Karaikal in Puducherry, reported NDTV.
The Regional Meteorological Centre in Chennai said that the cyclonic storm may bring extremely heavy rainfall and winds between 120 kmph and 130 kmph. In anticipation of the cyclone, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry announced public holidays on Wednesday.
The India Meteorological Department has forecast that the cyclone will likely cross the Tamil Nadu coast late on Wednesday evening. The IMD said that that Cyclone Nivar will turn into a very severe cyclonic storm with a wind speed between 120-130 km per hour gusting to 145 kmph.
The weather department has issued a red alert in seven districts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, according to The New Indian Express.
“The cyclone has gradually intensified and wind speed has increased so the warnings have changed,” K Sathi Devi, head of the national weather forecasting centre told Hindustan Times.
Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh is also on high alert ahead of the cyclone’s landfall. Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy held a review meeting with district authorities and the police.
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